Liberty in a Soup

Every New Year, and in celebration of their Independence, Haitian families gather together to feast in honor of a line of ancestors that fought for their freedom. The centerpiece of the festivity is the joumou soup—a traditional soup dating back centuries ago. The joumou soup is a concretization of war and victory, oppression and emancipation, and the deeply rooted celebratory traditions of the Haitian culture.

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Movie
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1
Episode Duration
68 mins
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Type
Movie
Format
Movie
Episodes
1
Episode Duration
68 mins
Status
Finished
Start Date
Oct 5, 2015
Season
2015
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0
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0
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0
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Genres
Documentary

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tradition50%holiday50%revolution50%haiti50%food50%traditional food50%haitian revolution50%documentary50%history50%soup50%haitian independence day50%january 1st50%french colonizers50%

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Every New Year, and in celebration of their Independence, Haitian families gather together to feast in honor of a line of ancestors that fought for their freedom. The centerpiece of the festivity is the joumou soup—a traditional soup dating back centuries ago. The joumou soup is a concretization of war and victory, oppression and emancipation, and the deeply rooted celebratory traditions of the Haitian culture.

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